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12474 results for: Keyword - Dr John Blow
We found 9825 matches on Author, 2028 matches on Performance Comments, 1484 matches on Event Comments, 586 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

10226
13 April 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: The Old Ground Young, as17731208; After which: New Poetical Interlude, Henry and Emma: Parts-Smith, Hull, Miss Brown, Mrs Hartley; To conclude with: a New Air and Chorus by Dr Arne-

Related Works
Related Work: The Royal Merchant Author(s): John Fletcher

10227
30 October 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Entertainment: A Variety of New TheatricalImitations-Hutton

Song: End Opera: Several celebrated Catches and Glees by Dr Arne-

10228
05 March 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phoebe At Court

Song: A Collection of Catches and Glees directed by Dr Arne, as17760222

10229
27 April 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Monologue: Interlude. Taken from The Register Office. End of Play, By Particular Desire and for that night only. The New Character-Mrs Gardener , her first appearance here these 2 years; Melpomene-Miss Francis

Entertainment: After Interlude: Epilogue-Lee Lewes in the character of Harlequin (Written by late Dr Goldsmith) which will conclude with an escape thro' the Tub, as in the Pantomime of Mother Shipton

Dance: End Epilogue: The Merry Sailors, as17760314

10230
23 October 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): John DaltonJohn Milton

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Dance: End: a New Rural Ballet-Palladini, Sga Tinte (their 1st appearance on this stage); End I afterpiece: As17761015

Song: A favouriteScotch Air of Dr Arne's, Hunting Song-Miss Catley

Music: End I: a Solo on the violin-Fisher

10231
14 March 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Song: End Part I: a select song by Dr Arne(the Music entirely new)-Mrs Farrell

Music: End Part II: concerto on the violin, as17770214

10232
19 March 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea; Prodigal Son

Related Works
Related Work: Acis and Galatea Author(s): John Eccles

Afterpiece Title: A Miscellaneous Concert

Song: In I: song by Dr Arne, as17770314

Music: solo on the violoncello-Cervetto; concerto on the violin, as17770214

10233
05 May 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Related Work: The Amazon Queen; or, The Amours of Thalestris to Alexander the Great Author(s): John Weston

Afterpiece Title: The Device; or, The Marriage-Office

Dance: End: The Humours of New@Market with the Pony Races, as17770428

Song: End I: A Welcome to the Spring (composed by Dr Arne)-Mrs Farrell

10234
13 May 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Word To The Wise

Performance Comment: Sir George Hastings-Lee Lewes; Sir John Dormer-Hull; Mr Willoughby-Aickin; Capt. Dormer-Whitefield; Villars-Lewis; Miss Willoughby-Mrs Hartley; Mrs Willoughby-Mrs Jackson; Miss Dormer-Mrs Whitefield; Miss Montague-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir John Dormer Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: End III: As17761123; In interlude: Langrish

Song: End I: a favourite air (composed by Dr Arne)-Mrs Farrell

10235
14 May 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad-Cap

Dance: End: As17770218

Song: End I: a new air in the Scotch Taste (composed by Dr Arne)-Mrs Farrell

10236
12 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Orators; Or, Ladies' Debating Society

Afterpiece Title: The Merchant of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: John Actor: Thompson

Song: End III 2nd piece: a Scotch ballad (the music by Dr Arne)-Mrs Kennedy

Ballet: End IV 2nd piece: The Humours of New-Market. As17800508

10237
15 June 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: John Actor: R. Palmer

Dance: End I: Dance-Master and Miss Byrne

Music: Mainpiece: The Overture-; new Musick composed by Dr Arnold-

Song: with an additionalair-Wilson; [Public Advertiser, 26 June: In the golden barge we ride-[This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances]

10238
30 July 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17840727

Song: In the Temple of Health [in afterpiece] (1st time, and for this night only) a new, shocking Electrical Caleb, set to Medical Music by Dr Arnold, sung by Edwin, Bannister, Davies, Brett. imitations. End of mainpiece Various Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical, by Bannister Jun

Related Works
Related Work: Musick; or, A Parley of Instruments Author(s): John Bannister

10239
23 February 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Music: Between the Acts an organ concerto (composed by Dr Arne) by [Michael] Arne

10240
14 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Song: Mainpiece: With the original Music, composed by the late Dr Arne; the Vocal Parts by Miss Phillips, Miss Field, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Barnes, Mrs Burnett, Miss Simson, Miss Burnett, Miss Cranford, Mrs Smith, Miss George, Mrs Wrighten

10241
28 April 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. Afterpiece: With additional Songs, and Alterations by the Author. Morning Chronicle, 8 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 23, Pall Mall. Receipts: #215 13s. (124/7; 6/17; tickets: 84/9) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Cast
Role: Edwin Actor: Johnstone
Role: Little John Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The April Fool

Cast
Role: : Harebrain Actor: Johnstone

Dance: End of mainpiece The Piping Pedlar [performers not listed, but sec 12 Nov. 1785]

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece The Highland laddie (the Music by Dr Hayes) by Johnstone

10242
05 December 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Related Works
Related Work: Sauny the Scot; or, The Taming of a Shrew Author(s): John Lacy

Dance: II: a Dance of Spirits-Miss Stageldoir; III: a Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; IV: Dance-Hamoir, Miss Stageldoir

Song: The Music by Purcel and Dr Arne-; with the additional Airs and Chorusses by the late Linley Jun-; Vocal Parts-Williames, Danby, Fawcett, Alfred, Newbold, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Barnes, Miss Cranford, Miss J. Stageldoir

Related Works
Related Work: Alfred Author(s): John Home
Related Work: Obi; or, Three-Finger'd Jack Author(s): John Fawcett

10243
01 February 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Dance: End III: As17870113

Song: II: [Dr Cooke]'s Glee, Hark! the Lark at Heav'n's Gate sings-Dignum, Williames, Danby, Master Clarke

10244
18 May 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Entertainment: Monologues End: A Dissertation on Hobby Horses , in which (the speaker) will mount upon their different Hobbies the following Personages: The Ladies , Patriots , Statesmen , Captains , Lawyers , Macaronies , Soldiers , Fidlers , Manager , and his own Hobby-Brown; End afterpiece: Dr Goldsmith's Epilogue in the Character of Harlequin , to conclude with a Leap eight feet high-Brown

Related Works
Related Work: The Little French Lawyer Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): John Brownsmith
Related Work: The Ambitious Statesman; or, The Loyal Favourite Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Lawyer's Panic; or, Westminster Hall in an Uproar Author(s): John Dent

10245
13 May 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa; Or, The School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Johnstone; Sir John Flowerdale-Hull; Colonel Oldboy-Quick; Harman-Davies; Jenkins-Bannister; Jessamy-Mrs Achmet (1st appearance in that character); Diana (1st time)-Mrs Warrell; Lady Oldboy-Mrs Webb; Jenny (1st time)-Mrs Martyr; Clarissa-Mrs Mountain (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Lionel Actor: Johnstone
Role: Sir John Flowerdale Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Related Works
Related Work: Sauny the Scot; or, The Taming of a Shrew Author(s): John Lacy

Song: In: Sweet Passion of Love-Mrs Mountain; End I afterpiece: Hark the Lark at Heaven's Gate (with accompaniments by Dr Arnold)-Johnstone, Blanchard, Bannister, Mrs Mountain

Related Works
Related Work: Musick; or, A Parley of Instruments Author(s): John Bannister

Music: Mainpiece: With a new Overture (for that night only)-Pleyel; End I: (for that night only) a duet on the violin and tenor-Mme Gautherot, Mountain; End: a concerto on the violin-Mme Gautherot

Related Works
Related Work: The Wicklow Mountains Author(s): John O'Keeffe

10246
01 June 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladies' Frolick

Afterpiece Title: The Comedy of Errors

Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Cast
Role: Captain Greville Actor: Johnstone

Dance: End I: Crutch Dance-Byrne, Mrs Goodwin

Song: In course: Dr Hayes's New Highland Laddie-Mrs Warrell; Between the acts 2nd piece: Alone by the Light of the Moon-Darley

10247
17 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Cast
Role: Inkle Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Dance: As17910428

Song: End: Catches and Glees: When Arthur first in court began, Jack thou'rt a toper-Incledon, Reeve, Blanchard; To be jovial and gay-Johnstone; The Siege of Troy (Dibdin)-Johnstone; Goody Groaner (Dr Harington)-Incledon, Reeve, Blanchard; Sir you're a comical fellow-; Let's sing old Rose and burn the Bellows-

Related Works
Related Work: British Fortitude and Hibernian Friendship; or, An Escape from France Author(s): John Cartwright Cross
Related Work: Olympus in an Uproar; or, The Descent of the Deities Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Charity Boy Author(s): John Cartwright Cross
Related Work: The Purse; or, Benevolent Tar Author(s): John Cartwright Cross
Related Work: The Apparition Author(s): John Cartwright Cross
Related Work: Harlequin and Oberon; or, The Chace to Gretna Author(s): John Follett
Related Work: An Escape into Prison Author(s): John Cartwright Cross
Related Work: The Round Tower; or, The Chieftains of Ireland Author(s): John Cartwright Cross
Related Work: Harlequin and Quixotte; or, The Magic Arm Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

10248
06 June 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falsehood; Or, The Distrest Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Tippoo Saib; or, British Valour in India

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Dance: In 2nd piece: Battle Dance-, and a Representation of English and British Grand Martial Procession

Song: I: Hark the Lark at Heaven's Gate sings (set by Dr Cooke)-Bannister, Johnstone, Incledon, Mrs Mountain; End II: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon; IV: Fond Echo Forbear thy fond sigh (written by Shakspeare [recte Lewis Theobald], and composed new for the Evening's Performance by Shield)-Mrs Mountain; In Pantomime: Poor Orra tink on Yanco dear (the music by Dibdin)-Mrs Mountain; The Gallant Soldier born to Arms (composed by Hook)-Incledon; Indian War Song-Bannister; The Tobacco Box: Tho' the Fate of Battle on Tomorrow wait-Johnstone, Mrs Warrell

Related Works
Related Work: Buthred Author(s): Charles Johnstone
Related Work: The Disbanded Officer; or, The Baroness of Bruchsal Author(s): James Johnstone

10249
24 February 1792 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Redemption 0, Selected From The Works Of handel By dr Arnold

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 1

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 2

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 3

Music: End I: concerto on the bassoon-Parkinson; End II: concerto on the violin-Master Bridgetower

10250
07 October 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Song: The Original Music of Matthew Locke and Accompaniments by Dr Arne and Linley? Sen.-; Chorus of Witches and Spirits-Kelly, Master Welsh, Sedgwick, Dignum, Cooke, Mrs Crouch, Mrs Bland, Miss Leak, Miss Menage, Miss Redhead